INDIANAPOLIS – A pair of key league victories helped Hillsdale earne Great Midwest Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week honors for the second time this season as announced on Monday. 
 
There was a changing of the guard at the top of the Great Midwest as Kentucky Wesleyan continued its double-digit win streak, now up to 13 straight victories. 
 
The Panthers did their part by beating Lake Erie and Ursuline and received some help as previous first-place Cedarville tumbled against Findlay and Hillsdale on the road. 
 
The Yellow Jackets are still in second a full game ahead of both Findlay and Walsh, while Trevecca Nazarene is making an ascent to the top half of the standings with two league wins.  
 
 
Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week
Allie Dewire
Hillsdale
Guard
Senior
Toledo, OH (Ottawa Hills HS)
 
Dewire produced the league’s highest single-game scoring output this year with a 33-point outburst against Tiffin as the Chargers earned two conference victories. 
 
Hillsdale also bumped Cedarville from the top of the league standings with a 72-66 win with Dewire’s fingerprints all over the outcome following a game-high 24 points. 
 
It was a torrid two-game stretch for the talented senior floor leader, who averaged 28.5 points per game, tops in the league. 
 
She also pulled down 6.5 rebounds and handed out four assists while shooting a red-hot 72.7 percent from the field (16-22). 
 
Dewire was deadly at the charity stripe, knocking down a combined 25-of-30 free throws. Her 15 made FT’s against Tiffin is tied for the third most in single-game conference history (21 is the overall record). 
 
Dewire blew up for 33 points in just 27 minutes vs. TU, knocking down 9-of-11 of her shot attempts. She completed a double-double with 12 rebounds, handed out four assists and collected a pair of steals. 
 
On Saturday, she was efficient to help hand the Yellow Jackets a rare league loss by knocking down seven of her 11 field goal tries and replicated her assist and steal totals from Thursday. 
 
Dewire and the Chargers are defending conference tournament champions. This is her first conference career weekly accolade. She has also emerged as the team’s leading scorer at 14.8 points per game in 18 games played this year.